The Man of Sorrows with Four Angels
c. 1470
Medium
Metalcut from two plates in black and hand-colored on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Center plate: 25 × 18 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in.); Border and center plates: 33 × 25 cm (13 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 35 × 26.8 cm (13 13/16 × 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
relief etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
86234
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...